Beatty attended high school at
Rochester located in
Rochester, Illinois. In the first game of his
senior season, after a stellar performance he became the first player in CS8 history with more than 1,000 yards passing, rushing and receiving. He finished his senior year, completing 152 of 236 passing attempts for 1,899 yards and 23 touchdowns, while adding 1,371 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns on 146 carries and catching 22 passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns, where for his performance he was named the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year. Coming out of high school, Beatty was rated as a three-star recruit, and the 23rd overall prospect in the State of Illinois, where he committed to play
college football for the
Illinois Fighting Illini over offers from other schools such as Iowa State, Air Force, Central Michigan, and Illinois State. ==College career==